Short-term rentals in Hawkshead
Hawkshead is the 476th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 367 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (53%) and Booking.com (47%). 69% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (118 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 367
- Market rank
- #476 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Hawkshead
In Hawkshead, supply is split almost evenly: 195 listings on Airbnb (53%) and 172 on Booking.com (47%).
Where the listings are in Hawkshead
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Hawkshead
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 80% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 60% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 231 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 93% of that. The other 24 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 69%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 9%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 78% of Hawkshead's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (11%).
Largest operators in Hawkshead
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 118 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 87 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 9 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Laik Ltd | 4 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,879 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 4 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | LetMe Stay | 2 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,894 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 8 | The Coppermines & Lakes Cottages Limited | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,154 |
| 9 | Wheelwrights Cottages Limited | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 3,275 |
| 10 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Hawkshead among their markets. See the full interactive Hawkshead market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Hawkshead compares
Hawkshead ranks 476th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Cupar 370 listings
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Ironbridge 369 listings
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Preston 368 listings
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Sandwich 364 listings
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Gravesend 362 listings
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Bamburgh 361 listings
Photo credits
- Ironbridge: Photo: Ironbridge002 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Preston: Photo: Preston Riversway Docks by Karl1587 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sandwich: Photo: St Thomas' Hospital Sandwich, Kent by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gravesend: Photo: Clocktower gravesend by Pireotis · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bamburgh: Photo: Bamburgh2006 by Michael Hanselmann @ · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hawkshead market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Hawkshead?
Hawkshead has 367 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 195 on Airbnb and 172 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Hawkshead?
The largest professional operator in Hawkshead is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 118 local listings.
How professionalised is the Hawkshead short-term rental market?
69% of Hawkshead's listings (255 of 367) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 80% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 60% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 231 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 93% of that. The other 24 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Hawkshead?
In Hawkshead, supply is split almost evenly: 195 listings on Airbnb (53%) and 172 on Booking.com (47%).
How many professional operators run listings in Hawkshead?
10 named professional operators run listings in Hawkshead. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 367 public short-term rental listings in Hawkshead, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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